It stands for disposition and assignation. Someone with more legal knowledge than me can explain the precise meaning but in broad terms it refers to the transfer of rights when selling or bequeathing property. Donald ________________________________ From: malcolm <malcolm_m@clear.net.nz> To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Sat, 26 June, 2010 10:42:26 Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Legalese Would it be possible for an simple explanation of " Disp & Assig in favour of spouse," Many thanks Malcolm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi: You have to unsubscribe using the email address, different from this one, that is in the instructions at the bottom of the emails to the list. Also, note spelling of unsubscribe. Click on the link here for Dumfries & Galloway list: To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Marg in Sunny Alberta On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 4:38 PM, Douglas Brown <dsbgen@bigpond.com> wrote: > Unscribe > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Dear List, I have very recently lost my dear Husband and have found enormous comfort by knowing that I had detailed my husband's life before he died. It is just so important to get it all down and passed on ,for who knows when our turn is next To Quote Shakespeare Sonnet 18 "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see So long lives this and this gives life to thee" It is so true Regards Marilyn from Western Australia Woodcarvings and Wildlife Sculptures http://www.watsonwoodcarver.com

Hi I have Welsh ancestors in Borders area--Don't have my family tree program loaded back on my new computer; (although have back up of info from old one thankfully), so trying to pull names up from memory--which isn't always accurate. Maurice Welsh had a son with Jane Ketley (I have five or six different spellings) in Sanquhar area, aprox 1860-70's. Think the son's name was Charles. He had two older half siblings who were fathered by Richard Halliday, and a younger sister who used the mother's surname of Ketley. The family is listed in the 1881 census (eldest son, Archibald Halliday, had moved to England and married by then--I descend from this line). I do have more accurate information in family tree program--this will give me incentive to get it loaded on new computer! Have been starting my own business, so time has been spent doing that instead of research lately Cindy -----Original Message----- From: dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jim Patterson Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2010 11:40 AM To: Dumfries-Galloway roots web list Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Any Welsh Family-DFGFHS Mem May Welsh? Hello Listers, A few years back I was contacted by a May Welsh from this list who had a connection to my Grandparents, she was at their Diamond Anniversary, and I recently found a few old photos with who we believe was her mother Maisie Welsh but we as yet cannot prove identity so am hoping May is still looking in on the list and will contact me please.. My Birth father Jim would love to connect to her as well as he believes he knew MayJ If anyone on the list is researching WELSH in the Borders areas I would love to make you acquaintance please? Cheers Jim Patterson ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Listers, A few years back I was contacted by a May Welsh from this list who had a connection to my Grandparents, she was at their Diamond Anniversary, and I recently found a few old photos with who we believe was her mother Maisie Welsh but we as yet cannot prove identity so am hoping May is still looking in on the list and will contact me please.. My Birth father Jim would love to connect to her as well as he believes he knew MayJ If anyone on the list is researching WELSH in the Borders areas I would love to make you acquaintance please? Cheers Jim Patterson

The following excellent website gives monumental inscriptions, newspaper extracts from Longtown. http://website.orange.co.uk/website/owu.19th_century_longtown.87968120486411dd88a2ead75444eb08.1.html Rene ----- Original Message ----- From: "S R Walker" <minnigaff@googlemail.com> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2010 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Graham | Hi Bruce | | Count me in. | | I have Graham family (gt-grandparent+) straddling Cumberland/Dumfriesshire, | mainly Kirklinton with cross border links. | | They seem quite an unruly bunch, a law unto themselves, true Border Reivers! | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzqNSAbE7Fo | | BTW Had two consecutive years holidays (2004/5) in NZ, four weeks each time. | Loved it! | | Kind regards | | Stan | | | -----Original Message----- | From: dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com | [mailto:dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Glass | Sent: 29 May 2010 11:35 PM | To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com | Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Graham | | Hi Listers, | | I would like to make contact with all of the researchers of Graham families | of Cumberland, England and Dumfriesshire Scotland. | | In recent times I have been able to piece together a few of the Graham | families in these areas and have several partial trees in my possession that | I have gathered over the years. I am interested in knowing how many Graham | researchers of families in the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire areas would be | prepared to collaborate and share some of their research. | I am particularly interested in research pre 1800 in and around mainly, but | not exclusive to, Arthuret, Kirkandrews, Kirklinton and Cannonbie parishes. | | If you are such a researcher, I would love to hear from you, perhaps | together we can join up some of the families of these areas. | | My own Graham family traces back to c.1670-1680 in Arthuret Parish and has | connections to other parishes in the area. In recent times it appears that | I may have connections to parishes on the Scottish side of the Border in | Cannonbie and Westerkirk. | | Best regards, | Bruce Glass | New Zealand | | | ------------------------------- | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to | DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without | the quotes in the subject and the body of the message | | | ------------------------------- | To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Listers, I am trying to help a friend, new to genealogy, trace his Graham family. The family group below are his ancestors for which he needs more information. The mother of each of the following is *_Jane_*, the father is unknown. Most likely all baptised in Dumfriesshire. Helen Graham baptised c.1816 Isabella Graham baptised c.1821 William Graham baptised c.1821 George Graham, baptised c.1822 - married Hannah Schofield (baptised December 15, 1824, St Peters, Leeds, Yorkshire). Marriage date unknown but possibly c.1845. Any help would be appreciated. Best regards, Bruce Glass New Zealand

To Cliff and Iain, Rerrick became Auchencairn and Rerrick with a parish church in both communities - Auchencairn and Dundrennan. Rerrick Parish stretched from Kirkcudbright in the West to Buittle and Urr, (Dalbeattie) in the East and Kelton (Castle Douglas) in the north. On Google Earth, Dundrennan Abbey's postcode is DG6 4QH. To Vanessa, Many thanks for your various suggestions. David, who moved in with Wilhelmina’s parents, was their grandson aged 7. I've been on scotlandspeople and the 1861 census shows that Wilhelmina is widowed and as with her parents, she was recorded as being “Proprietor of House”. I can find no record between 1855 and 1861 on scotlandspeople or Rerrick OPRs 1853 to 1855 for a death of David Johnston(e). Does the Ewart or the FHS centre have records for 1853 – 1861 that scotlandspeople doesn’t have? I checked www.kirkyards.co.uk where the monumental inscriptions for Dundrennan Abbey, Rerrick Old and Auchencairn cemeteries are all transcribed. There is no mention of my Johnston(e) Family William Johnston Dumfries and Galloway -----Original Message----- From: dumfries-galloway-request@rootsweb.com To: dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 8:02 Subject: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 74 Today's Topics: 1. Re: [CUMB] GRAHAM (Roygraham) 2. David Johnston(e) (willietmj48@aol.com) 3. Re: David Johnston(e) (Cliff. Johnston) 4. Re: David Johnston(e) (Vanessa Dixon) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 ate: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:27:00 +0100 rom: "Roygraham" <roygraham@perkins9617.freeserve.co.uk> ubject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] [CUMB] GRAHAM o: <cumberland@rootsweb.com>, <BORDER@rootsweb.com>, <GRAHAM-D@rootsweb.com>, <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> essage-ID: <9DDB1CCE911045429BDC2A1D4583D511@rgap4771tyw3hu> ontent-Type: text/plain; format="flowed"; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type="original" Hi Bruce, In answer to your enquiry that four graveyards in Castleton Parish, oxburghshire contain the following Graham stones: Castleton:- 11 ttleton:- 8 aughtree:- 1 ermitage:- 0 Hope that helps. Regards Roy ---- Original Message ----- rom: "Bruce Glass" <Bruce.Glass@xtra.co.nz> o: <BORDER@rootsweb.com>; <GRAHAM-D@rootsweb.com>; cumberland@rootsweb.com>; <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> ent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 1:33 AM ubject: [CUMB] GRAHAM Hi Listers, To all of you who are researching the Graham name in the Borders area of Cumberland & Dumfriesshire. If any of you have been as fortunate as I have to trace their Graham ancestry back into the 17th century in the Cumberland area you will be aware that Arthuret Parish in Cumberland is devoid of a lot of genealogical material such as Parish Registers & Bishop's Transcripts due to several factors. I have a project that I have been working on for some time and that is trying to create a time-line of what Graham families existed in Arthuret Parish and at what period in time. By using records such as "The Calendar of Border Papers", "The Border Manors", "The Debateable Land by T.J.Carlyle", "The History and Antiqities of Westmoreland & Cumberland by Nicholson & Burn" etc. it is possible to gain a good idea of what was going on with the Graham's from the 15th - 18th centuries. Admittedly a lot of guess work is entailed but it can be reasonably educated guesswork if various facts are supported by more than one publication. What I wish to ask of all of you Graham researchers is if you have even the smallest piece of information regarding a Graham over the period of the 16th & 17th and early 18th centuries I would appreciate receiving it so that I can add it to what I have so far accumulated. If you have such information, I would appreciate the actual wording of the item and the source reference. With assistance from you, maybe it will be possible to unravel some of the mystery of the Grahams on the English side of the Border and perhaps the Scottish side as well. Let's see where this will go. Best regards, Bruce Glass New Zealand ------------------------------------- Have a look at the surname list at www.dfnoble.com/CULnames. If you wish to add you own areas of research, please email the group. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CUMBERLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message - am using the free version of SPAMfighter. e are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. PAMfighter has removed 9895 of my spam emails to date. et the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message ------------------------------ Message: 2 ate: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 15:54:24 -0400 rom: willietmj48@aol.com ubject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] David Johnston(e) o: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com essage-ID: <8CCCFDB5E737398-790-2BA@webmail-d048.sysops.aol.com> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" an anybody help? I have ?hit the wall?! My father and my grandfather never did ention any of their Johnston relatives, and it wasn?t until I started esearching my roots in March last year that I found that grandfather had 5 rothers and 2 sisters. arther back - David Johnston is my great-great-grandfather. he 1841 census (6 Jun) for the parish of Rerrick shows David aged 18 living at agra Farm Cottage. He is an Agricultural Labourer. The census shows him born in errick. he 1851 census (30 Mar) for Dundrennan in the Parish of Rerrick, Kirkcudbright hows: avid aged 30 born in Kirkcudbright, Urr. is wife Willy (Wilhelmina) also aged 30 (born 27 Apr 1820), William aged 7, my reat-grandfather (born 16 May 1843 in Dundrennan Abbey), Joseph aged 4 (born 1 ct 1845), Jessy (Janet) aged 3 (born 10 Dec 1847), and James aged 9 months born 1850), are all born in Rerrick. Willy?s parents, Joseph and Janet Martin, ived in the next door house. fifth child David was born 27 Jan 1854. t the time of the 1861 census (7 Apr) for Rerrick, Wilhelmina, Joseph, Jessie, ames and David have moved in with her parents. William is at Rerrick Park Farm. lso in 1861, is David a hawker in King Street, Castle Douglas? In the parish of elton, there is a David Johnstone aged 44, hawker born in Kirkcudbrightshire, albeattie. y 8 Dec 1871, when my great grandparents marry in Dumfries, David was shown as Farm Servant (deceased). y 8 Feb 1903 when Wilhelmina dies aged 82, at North Lodge, Greenlaw, in the arish of Crossmichael, David is shown to be a Ministers Servant (deceased). an anybody help me to identify David Johnston(e)? hen and where was he born? Who were his parents? When and where did he die? illiam Johnston iving in Dumfries and Galloway ------------------------------ Message: 3 ate: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:26:23 -0500 rom: "Cliff. Johnston" <moments-in-time@comcast.net> ubject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] David Johnston(e) o: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com>, <willietmj48@aol.com> essage-ID: <B9ED1437FADC4C969E8DC376CB935B18@Annandale> ontent-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8"; reply-type=original William, Can you tell us where Rerrick is more specifically? ie: how many miles N, , E, or W of what town. I don't seem to be able to find it on the map that have. Thanks, Cliff. Johnston May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" rom A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ---- Original Message ----- rom: <willietmj48@aol.com> o: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com> ent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 2:54 PM ubject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] David Johnston(e) Can anybody help? I have ?hit the wall?! My father and my grandfather never did mention any of their Johnston relatives, and it wasn?t until I started researching my roots in March last year that I found that grandfather had 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Farther back - David Johnston is my great-great-grandfather. The 1841 census (6 Jun) for the parish of Rerrick shows David aged 18 living at Fagra Farm Cottage. He is an Agricultural Labourer. The census shows him born in Rerrick. The 1851 census (30 Mar) for Dundrennan in the Parish of Rerrick, Kirkcudbright shows: David aged 30 born in Kirkcudbright, Urr. His wife Willy (Wilhelmina) also aged 30 (born 27 Apr 1820), William aged 7, my great-grandfather (born 16 May 1843 in Dundrennan Abbey), Joseph aged 4 (born 1 Oct 1845), Jessy (Janet) aged 3 (born 10 Dec 1847), and James aged 9 months (born 1850), are all born in Rerrick. Willy?s parents, Joseph and Janet Martin, lived in the next door house. A fifth child David was born 27 Jan 1854. At the time of the 1861 census (7 Apr) for Rerrick, Wilhelmina, Joseph, Jessie, James and David have moved in with her parents. William is at Rerrick Park Farm. Also in 1861, is David a hawker in King Street, Castle Douglas? In the parish of Kelton, there is a David Johnstone aged 44, hawker born in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dalbeattie. By 8 Dec 1871, when my great grandparents marry in Dumfries, David was shown as a Farm Servant (deceased). By 8 Feb 1903 when Wilhelmina dies aged 82, at North Lodge, Greenlaw, in the parish of Crossmichael, David is shown to be a Ministers Servant (deceased). Can anybody help me to identify David Johnston(e)? When and where was he born? Who were his parents? When and where did he die? William Johnston living in Dumfries and Galloway ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ Message: 4 ate: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 21:37:29 +0000 (GMT) rom: Vanessa Dixon <vanessal.dixon@btinternet.com> ubject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] David Johnston(e) o: "Cliff. Johnston" <moments-in-time@comcast.net> c: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com essage-ID: <912853.97665.qm@web86504.mail.ird.yahoo.com> ontent-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Rerrick is a?parish, the church is just south of Dundrennan. If my memory serves e well it is between Kircudbright parish and Auchencairn. Vanessa All records are subject to error. Let they without typo caste tea thirst scone! _______________________________ rom: Cliff. Johnston <moments-in-time@comcast.net> o: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com; willietmj48@aol.com ent: Tuesday, 1 June, 2010 22:26:23 ubject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] David Johnston(e) William, Can you tell us where Rerrick is more specifically?? ie:? how many miles N, , E, or W of what town.? I don't seem to be able to find it on the map that have. Thanks, Cliff. Johnston May the best you've ever seen, e the worst you'll ever see;" rom A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ---- Original Message ----- rom: <willietmj48@aol.com> o: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com> ent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 2:54 PM ubject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] David Johnston(e) Can anybody help? I have ?hit the wall?! My father and my grandfather never did mention any of their Johnston relatives, and it wasn?t until I started researching my roots in March last year that I found that grandfather had 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Farther back - David Johnston is my great-great-grandfather. The 1841 census (6 Jun) for the parish of Rerrick shows David aged 18 living at Fagra Farm Cottage. He is an Agricultural Labourer. The census shows him born in Rerrick. The 1851 census (30 Mar) for Dundrennan in the Parish of Rerrick, Kirkcudbright shows: David aged 30 born in Kirkcudbright, Urr. His wife Willy (Wilhelmina) also aged 30 (born 27 Apr 1820), William aged 7, my great-grandfather (born 16 May 1843 in Dundrennan Abbey), Joseph aged 4 (born 1 Oct 1845), Jessy (Janet) aged 3 (born 10 Dec 1847), and James aged 9 months (born 1850), are all born in Rerrick. Willy?s parents, Joseph and Janet Martin, lived in the next door house. A fifth child David was born 27 Jan 1854. At the time of the 1861 census (7 Apr) for Rerrick, Wilhelmina, Joseph, Jessie, James and David have moved in with her parents. William is at Rerrick Park Farm. Also in 1861, is David a hawker in King Street, Castle Douglas? In the parish of Kelton, there is a David Johnstone aged 44, hawker born in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dalbeattie. By 8 Dec 1871, when my great grandparents marry in Dumfries, David was shown as a Farm Servant (deceased). By 8 Feb 1903 when Wilhelmina dies aged 82, at North Lodge, Greenlaw, in the parish of Crossmichael, David is shown to be a Ministers Servant (deceased). Can anybody help me to identify David Johnston(e)? When and where was he born? Who were his parents? When and where did he die? William Johnston living in Dumfries and Galloway ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message ------------------------------ To contact the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY list administrator, send an email to UMFRIES-GALLOWAY-admin@rootsweb.com. 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Rerrick is a parish, the church is just south of Dundrennan. If my memory serves me well it is between Kircudbright parish and Auchencairn. Vanessa    All records are subject to error. Let they without typo caste tea thirst scone! ________________________________ From: Cliff. Johnston <moments-in-time@comcast.net> To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com; willietmj48@aol.com Sent: Tuesday, 1 June, 2010 22:26:23 Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] David Johnston(e) William, Can you tell us where Rerrick is more specifically?  ie:  how many miles N, S, E, or W of what town.  I don't seem to be able to find it on the map that I have. Thanks, Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: <willietmj48@aol.com> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 2:54 PM Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] David Johnston(e) > > Can anybody help? I have “hit the wall”! My father and my grandfather > never did mention any of their Johnston relatives, and it wasn’t until I > started researching my roots in March last year that I found that > grandfather had 5 brothers and 2 sisters. > > Farther back - David Johnston is my great-great-grandfather. > The 1841 census (6 Jun) for the parish of Rerrick shows David aged 18 > living at Fagra Farm Cottage. He is an Agricultural Labourer. The census > shows him born in Rerrick. > The 1851 census (30 Mar) for Dundrennan in the Parish of Rerrick, > Kirkcudbright shows: > David aged 30 born in Kirkcudbright, Urr. > His wife Willy (Wilhelmina) also aged 30 (born 27 Apr 1820), William aged > 7, my great-grandfather (born 16 May 1843 in Dundrennan Abbey), Joseph > aged 4 (born 1 Oct 1845), Jessy (Janet) aged 3 (born 10 Dec 1847), and > James aged 9 months (born 1850), are all born in Rerrick. Willy’s parents, > Joseph and Janet Martin, lived in the next door house. > A fifth child David was born 27 Jan 1854. > At the time of the 1861 census (7 Apr) for Rerrick, Wilhelmina, Joseph, > Jessie, James and David have moved in with her parents. William is at > Rerrick Park Farm. > Also in 1861, is David a hawker in King Street, Castle Douglas? In the > parish of Kelton, there is a David Johnstone aged 44, hawker born in > Kirkcudbrightshire, Dalbeattie. > By 8 Dec 1871, when my great grandparents marry in Dumfries, David was > shown as a Farm Servant (deceased). > By 8 Feb 1903 when Wilhelmina dies aged 82, at North Lodge, Greenlaw, in > the parish of Crossmichael, David is shown to be a Ministers Servant > (deceased). > > Can anybody help me to identify David Johnston(e)? > When and where was he born? Who were his parents? When and where did he > die? > > William Johnston > living in Dumfries and Galloway > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

William, Can you tell us where Rerrick is more specifically? ie: how many miles N, S, E, or W of what town. I don't seem to be able to find it on the map that I have. Thanks, Cliff. Johnston "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: <willietmj48@aol.com> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 2:54 PM Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] David Johnston(e) > > Can anybody help? I have “hit the wall”! My father and my grandfather > never did mention any of their Johnston relatives, and it wasn’t until I > started researching my roots in March last year that I found that > grandfather had 5 brothers and 2 sisters. > > Farther back - David Johnston is my great-great-grandfather. > The 1841 census (6 Jun) for the parish of Rerrick shows David aged 18 > living at Fagra Farm Cottage. He is an Agricultural Labourer. The census > shows him born in Rerrick. > The 1851 census (30 Mar) for Dundrennan in the Parish of Rerrick, > Kirkcudbright shows: > David aged 30 born in Kirkcudbright, Urr. > His wife Willy (Wilhelmina) also aged 30 (born 27 Apr 1820), William aged > 7, my great-grandfather (born 16 May 1843 in Dundrennan Abbey), Joseph > aged 4 (born 1 Oct 1845), Jessy (Janet) aged 3 (born 10 Dec 1847), and > James aged 9 months (born 1850), are all born in Rerrick. Willy’s parents, > Joseph and Janet Martin, lived in the next door house. > A fifth child David was born 27 Jan 1854. > At the time of the 1861 census (7 Apr) for Rerrick, Wilhelmina, Joseph, > Jessie, James and David have moved in with her parents. William is at > Rerrick Park Farm. > Also in 1861, is David a hawker in King Street, Castle Douglas? In the > parish of Kelton, there is a David Johnstone aged 44, hawker born in > Kirkcudbrightshire, Dalbeattie. > By 8 Dec 1871, when my great grandparents marry in Dumfries, David was > shown as a Farm Servant (deceased). > By 8 Feb 1903 when Wilhelmina dies aged 82, at North Lodge, Greenlaw, in > the parish of Crossmichael, David is shown to be a Ministers Servant > (deceased). > > Can anybody help me to identify David Johnston(e)? > When and where was he born? Who were his parents? When and where did he > die? > > William Johnston > living in Dumfries and Galloway > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Can anybody help? I have “hit the wall”! My father and my grandfather never did mention any of their Johnston relatives, and it wasn’t until I started researching my roots in March last year that I found that grandfather had 5 brothers and 2 sisters. Farther back - David Johnston is my great-great-grandfather. The 1841 census (6 Jun) for the parish of Rerrick shows David aged 18 living at Fagra Farm Cottage. He is an Agricultural Labourer. The census shows him born in Rerrick. The 1851 census (30 Mar) for Dundrennan in the Parish of Rerrick, Kirkcudbright shows: David aged 30 born in Kirkcudbright, Urr. His wife Willy (Wilhelmina) also aged 30 (born 27 Apr 1820), William aged 7, my great-grandfather (born 16 May 1843 in Dundrennan Abbey), Joseph aged 4 (born 1 Oct 1845), Jessy (Janet) aged 3 (born 10 Dec 1847), and James aged 9 months (born 1850), are all born in Rerrick. Willy’s parents, Joseph and Janet Martin, lived in the next door house. A fifth child David was born 27 Jan 1854. At the time of the 1861 census (7 Apr) for Rerrick, Wilhelmina, Joseph, Jessie, James and David have moved in with her parents. William is at Rerrick Park Farm. Also in 1861, is David a hawker in King Street, Castle Douglas? In the parish of Kelton, there is a David Johnstone aged 44, hawker born in Kirkcudbrightshire, Dalbeattie. By 8 Dec 1871, when my great grandparents marry in Dumfries, David was shown as a Farm Servant (deceased). By 8 Feb 1903 when Wilhelmina dies aged 82, at North Lodge, Greenlaw, in the parish of Crossmichael, David is shown to be a Ministers Servant (deceased). Can anybody help me to identify David Johnston(e)? When and where was he born? Who were his parents? When and where did he die? William Johnston living in Dumfries and Galloway

Hi Bruce, In answer to your enquiry that four graveyards in Castleton Parish, Roxburghshire contain the following Graham stones: Castleton:- 11 Ettleton:- 8 Saughtree:- 1 Hermitage:- 0 Hope that helps. Regards Roy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Glass" <Bruce.Glass@xtra.co.nz> To: <BORDER@rootsweb.com>; <GRAHAM-D@rootsweb.com>; <cumberland@rootsweb.com>; <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 1:33 AM Subject: [CUMB] GRAHAM > > Hi Listers, > > To all of you who are researching the Graham name in the Borders area of > Cumberland & Dumfriesshire. > > If any of you have been as fortunate as I have to trace their Graham > ancestry back into the 17th century in the Cumberland area you will be > aware that Arthuret Parish in Cumberland is devoid of a lot of > genealogical material such as Parish Registers & Bishop's Transcripts > due to several factors. > > I have a project that I have been working on for some time and that is > trying to create a time-line of what Graham families existed in Arthuret > Parish and at what period in time. > > By using records such as "The Calendar of Border Papers", "The Border > Manors", "The Debateable Land by T.J.Carlyle", "The History and > Antiqities of Westmoreland & Cumberland by Nicholson & Burn" etc. it is > possible to gain a good idea of what was going on with the Graham's from > the 15th - 18th centuries. Admittedly a lot of guess work is entailed > but it can be reasonably educated guesswork if various facts are > supported by more than one publication. > > What I wish to ask of all of you Graham researchers is if you have even > the smallest piece of information regarding a Graham over the period of > the 16th & 17th and early 18th centuries I would appreciate receiving it > so that I can add it to what I have so far accumulated. If you have > such information, I would appreciate the actual wording of the item and > the source reference. > > With assistance from you, maybe it will be possible to unravel some of > the mystery of the Grahams on the English side of the Border and perhaps > the Scottish side as well. > > Let's see where this will go. > > Best regards, Bruce Glass > New Zealand > > > > ------------------------------------- > Have a look at the surname list at www.dfnoble.com/CULnames. If you wish > to add you own areas of research, please email the group. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CUMBERLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 9895 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

Hi Listers, To all of you who are researching the Graham name in the Borders area of Cumberland & Dumfriesshire. If any of you have been as fortunate as I have to trace their Graham ancestry back into the 17th century in the Cumberland area you will be aware that Arthuret Parish in Cumberland is devoid of a lot of genealogical material such as Parish Registers & Bishop's Transcripts due to several factors. I have a project that I have been working on for some time and that is trying to create a time-line of what Graham families existed in Arthuret Parish and at what period in time. By using records such as "The Calendar of Border Papers", "The Border Manors", "The Debateable Land by T.J.Carlyle", "The History and Antiqities of Westmoreland & Cumberland by Nicholson & Burn" etc. it is possible to gain a good idea of what was going on with the Graham's from the 15th - 18th centuries. Admittedly a lot of guess work is entailed but it can be reasonably educated guesswork if various facts are supported by more than one publication. What I wish to ask of all of you Graham researchers is if you have even the smallest piece of information regarding a Graham over the period of the 16th & 17th and early 18th centuries I would appreciate receiving it so that I can add it to what I have so far accumulated. If you have such information, I would appreciate the actual wording of the item and the source reference. With assistance from you, maybe it will be possible to unravel some of the mystery of the Grahams on the English side of the Border and perhaps the Scottish side as well. Let's see where this will go. Best regards, Bruce Glass New Zealand

Bruce, You should be able to find the following message on the Cumberland ROOTSWEB archive. a.. From: <Wldwd6@aol.com> To: <CUMBERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 5:32 AM Subject: [CUL] Cross referencing Monument Inscription project. You will find that it is from someone who has undertaken to cross-reference GRAHAM Monument inscriptions for Kirklinton, Kirkandrews on Esk, Rockcliffe, Stapleton, Scaleby and Arthuret in Cumberland. As you will see from the date of the message it was posted several years ago. I have not copied the message here but if you check the Cumberland list archive in addition to finding that particular message there may also be other messages which interest you. Eunice Smith Edinburgh, Scotland

Ian, this is fantastic (I love the idea of old castles).  Your reply inspired me to go looking for something on the web in regard to Sanquhar and Crichton's Peel.  There is a woodcut by David O. Hill of Crichton's Peel.  Unfortunately, I messed up my computer so that I now no longer can view pictures on the web.  Dat, dat, dat!  I also found Robert Burns' poem :The Five Callins," which mentions Crichton's Peel.  I was surprised to find Mr. Burns was the tax collector in Dumfries at the time of his death.  Is he  buried there?  In the Poem, Mr. Burns mentions Lords and Knights.  How old is the castle? Thank you for the very interesting history lesson.  Just goes to show one is never too old to learn something new.  Can you stand one more question?  Why is the castle called "Peel"? Hats off to you! Jo Ann ________________________________ From: Ian A McClumpha <imchad@freeola.com> To: Joann Whitworth <confort576@att.net> Sent: Sat, May 29, 2010 2:47:27 AM Subject: RE: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 69 Hi Jo Ann   There is an old castle at Sanquhar and right beside it is the farm called Castle Mains.  The term ‘mains’ originates from the days of the estate and that would be the main farm attached to the castle.  In other words, it would be run by the castle owner as a home farm.  That said, I have a feeling there is another farm on the north side of Sanquhar named Castle (but don’t trust my fallible memory)   The castle belonged to the Crichton family and is known locally as ‘Crichton’s Peel’.      The term ‘in’ denotes he was a tenant.  The term ‘of’ denotes he owned the property.   Best wishes   Ian   Need help with your Scottish Family History research?  Let Imchad Ancestry assist you.   Please look at  our website: www.imchad.freeola.com ________________________________ From:Joann Whitworth [mailto:confort576@att.net] Sent: 29 May 2010 01:33 To: Ian A McClumpha Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 69   Thanks, Ian.  That was an interesting bit of history that I had not heard before.  Now I am wondering why it was called "Castle."  Name of the owner, probably?   (Can't quite see a farm being part of a castle, but stranger things have happened in the dim past)   Jo Ann   ________________________________ From:Ian A McClumpha < imchad@freeola.com > To: Joann Whitworth <confort576@att.net>; dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com Sent: Fri, May 28, 2010 4:26:45 PM Subject: RE: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 69 Hi Joann The term 'Formerly in Castle' means he was previously a tenant farmer in the farm called 'Castle'.  Quite possibly he was a retired farmer. Best wishes Ian A McClumpha Need help with your Scottish Family History research?  Let Imchad Ancestry assist you.  Please look at  our website: www.imchad.freeola.com -----Original Message----- From: dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joann Whitworth Sent: 28 May 2010 22:02 To: dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 69 Ron, I am sure the website you found was a real help to Robert.  It has also been a help to me, for which I thank you very much.  One of the very nice and helpful ladies on this  Dumfries-Galloway site answered my request for help with a William Ballentine (probably spelled Ballantyne in Scotland ) who came from Dumfries to America as a young man or teenager.  This William lived with his grandfather in Dumfries for a while after his mother died.  Mom was a Stoddard or Stoddart or Stodhart before marriage.  The nice lady found a William Ballantyne living in the household of his grandfather, James or William Ballantyne on one Sanquhar census.  She and I both think this is the right William Ballentine (Ballantyne), and now that I have read the list of people from the St Brides Parish Church, Sanquhar, I see there are at least two Ballantynes listed and at least two Stoddarts or Stodharts, so hopefully I am on yhe right track.  #38 lists a James Stoddart then says "formerly in Castle."  What does that mean, do you know?.  Also, is there anyway to find out if rhe Rev. Thomas Ballantyne (#192) had issue?  Is there a family history place in Dumfries that one can write to for information. Thank you again for finding the website and listing the link. Jo Ann Whitworth ________________________________ From: "dumfries-galloway-request@rootsweb.com" <dumfries-galloway-request@rootsweb.com> To: dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 2:02:32 AM Subject: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 69 Today's Topics:   1. Re: [SCT-CEM] St Brides Parish Church Sanquhar (Bgrd848@cs.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 12:53:19 EDT From: Bgrd848@cs.com Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] [SCT-CEM] St Brides Parish Church     Sanquhar To: scotland-cemeteries@rootsweb.com, Dumfries-Galloway-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <16d35.516313b2.392d5a7f@cs.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hi Robert, I found a website that has "Memorials of Sanquhar Kirkyard" by Tom Wilson at http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~cdobie/sanquhar.htm Good Luck, Ron McCall ------------------------------ To contact the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY list administrator, send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-admin@rootsweb.com. 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Hi Listers, I would like to make contact with all of the researchers of Graham families of Cumberland, England and Dumfriesshire Scotland. In recent times I have been able to piece together a few of the Graham families in these areas and have several partial trees in my possession that I have gathered over the years. I am interested in knowing how many Graham researchers of families in the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire areas would be prepared to collaborate and share some of their research. I am particularly interested in research pre 1800 in and around mainly, but not exclusive to, Arthuret, Kirkandrews, Kirklinton and Cannonbie parishes. If you are such a researcher, I would love to hear from you, perhaps together we can join up some of the families of these areas. My own Graham family traces back to c.1670-1680 in Arthuret Parish and has connections to other parishes in the area. In recent times it appears that I may have connections to parishes on the Scottish side of the Border in Cannonbie and Westerkirk. Best regards, Bruce Glass New Zealand

Hi Listers, Is anyone researching the CLARK family in and around Longtown, Cumberland, England. Possibly over the Border in Dumfriesshire. I am particularly interested in any marriages between Clarks & Grahams. One marriage that I am currently looking for is the marriage between Jane Clark and John Graham about 1787 most likely in Arthuret Parish. An early baptism is their son David baptised January 7, 1787 at Randalinton, Arthuret Parish. I have several Clark / Graham marriages in my ancestry. Best regards, Bruce Glass New Zealand

Hi Bruce Count me in. I have Graham family (gt-grandparent+) straddling Cumberland/Dumfriesshire, mainly Kirklinton with cross border links. They seem quite an unruly bunch, a law unto themselves, true Border Reivers! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzqNSAbE7Fo BTW Had two consecutive years holidays (2004/5) in NZ, four weeks each time. Loved it! Kind regards Stan -----Original Message----- From: dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Glass Sent: 29 May 2010 11:35 PM To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] Graham Hi Listers, I would like to make contact with all of the researchers of Graham families of Cumberland, England and Dumfriesshire Scotland. In recent times I have been able to piece together a few of the Graham families in these areas and have several partial trees in my possession that I have gathered over the years. I am interested in knowing how many Graham researchers of families in the Cumberland and Dumfriesshire areas would be prepared to collaborate and share some of their research. I am particularly interested in research pre 1800 in and around mainly, but not exclusive to, Arthuret, Kirkandrews, Kirklinton and Cannonbie parishes. If you are such a researcher, I would love to hear from you, perhaps together we can join up some of the families of these areas. My own Graham family traces back to c.1670-1680 in Arthuret Parish and has connections to other parishes in the area. In recent times it appears that I may have connections to parishes on the Scottish side of the Border in Cannonbie and Westerkirk. Best regards, Bruce Glass New Zealand ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Joann The term 'Formerly in Castle' means he was previously a tenant farmer in the farm called 'Castle'. Quite possibly he was a retired farmer. Best wishes Ian A McClumpha Need help with your Scottish Family History research? Let Imchad Ancestry assist you. Please look at our website: www.imchad.freeola.com -----Original Message----- From: dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dumfries-galloway-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joann Whitworth Sent: 28 May 2010 22:02 To: dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 69 Ron, I am sure the website you found was a real help to Robert.  It has also been a help to me, for which I thank you very much.  One of the very nice and helpful ladies on this  Dumfries-Galloway site answered my request for help with a William Ballentine (probably spelled Ballantyne in Scotland) who came from Dumfries to America as a young man or teenager.  This William lived with his grandfather in Dumfries for a while after his mother died.  Mom was a Stoddard or Stoddart or Stodhart before marriage.  The nice lady found a William Ballantyne living in the household of his grandfather, James or William Ballantyne on one Sanquhar census.  She and I both think this is the right William Ballentine (Ballantyne), and now that I have read the list of people from the St Brides Parish Church, Sanquhar, I see there are at least two Ballantynes listed and at least two Stoddarts or Stodharts, so hopefully I am on yhe right track.  #38 lists a James Stoddart then says "formerly in Castle."  What does that mean, do you know?.  Also, is there anyway to find out if rhe Rev. Thomas Ballantyne (#192) had issue?  Is there a family history place in Dumfries that one can write to for information. Thank you again for finding the website and listing the link. Jo Ann Whitworth ________________________________ From: "dumfries-galloway-request@rootsweb.com" <dumfries-galloway-request@rootsweb.com> To: dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 2:02:32 AM Subject: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 69 Today's Topics:   1. Re: [SCT-CEM] St Brides Parish Church Sanquhar (Bgrd848@cs.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 12:53:19 EDT From: Bgrd848@cs.com Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] [SCT-CEM] St Brides Parish Church     Sanquhar To: scotland-cemeteries@rootsweb.com, Dumfries-Galloway-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <16d35.516313b2.392d5a7f@cs.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hi Robert, I found a website that has "Memorials of Sanquhar Kirkyard" by Tom Wilson at http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~cdobie/sanquhar.htm Good Luck, Ron McCall ------------------------------ To contact the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY list administrator, send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY mailing list, send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 69 ************************************************ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Ron, I am sure the website you found was a real help to Robert.  It has also been a help to me, for which I thank you very much.  One of the very nice and helpful ladies on this  Dumfries-Galloway site answered my request for help with a William Ballentine (probably spelled Ballantyne in Scotland) who came from Dumfries to America as a young man or teenager.  This William lived with his grandfather in Dumfries for a while after his mother died.  Mom was a Stoddard or Stoddart or Stodhart before marriage.  The nice lady found a William Ballantyne living in the household of his grandfather, James or William Ballantyne on one Sanquhar census.  She and I both think this is the right William Ballentine (Ballantyne), and now that I have read the list of people from the St Brides Parish Church, Sanquhar, I see there are at least two Ballantynes listed and at least two Stoddarts or Stodharts, so hopefully I am on yhe right track.  #38 lists a James Stoddart then says "formerly in Castle."  What does that mean, do you know?.  Also, is there anyway to find out if rhe Rev. Thomas Ballantyne (#192) had issue?  Is there a family history place in Dumfries that one can write to for information. Thank you again for finding the website and listing the link. Jo Ann Whitworth ________________________________ From: "dumfries-galloway-request@rootsweb.com" <dumfries-galloway-request@rootsweb.com> To: dumfries-galloway@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 2:02:32 AM Subject: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 69 Today's Topics:   1. Re: [SCT-CEM] St Brides Parish Church Sanquhar (Bgrd848@cs.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 12:53:19 EDT From: Bgrd848@cs.com Subject: Re: [DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY] [SCT-CEM] St Brides Parish Church     Sanquhar To: scotland-cemeteries@rootsweb.com, Dumfries-Galloway-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <16d35.516313b2.392d5a7f@cs.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Hi Robert, I found a website that has "Memorials of Sanquhar Kirkyard" by Tom Wilson at http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~cdobie/sanquhar.htm Good Luck, Ron McCall ------------------------------ To contact the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY list administrator, send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY mailing list, send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Digest, Vol 5, Issue 69 ************************************************